Analysis

June 13, 2022

UCL and Oxford are Europe's 'worst universities for spinouts'

A new survey by Air Street Capital raises questions about the effectiveness of Europe’s university spinout system. 


Zosia Wanat

4 min read

Oxford. Credit: Sidharth Bhatia/Unsplash

Universities should be a natural birthplace for Europe’s top innovative companies — but recent data suggests they’re not doing a great job turning researchers into business leaders. 

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Zosia Wanat

Zosia Wanat was a senior reporter at Sifted. She covered the CEE region and policy. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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